[Boatanchors] [ARC5] Walter Ashe Novice Staton

[Howard Weeks]

I have in excess of 50 soldering irons that do not use electricity or 
gas for heat. They can be heated with a gas blow torch or a wood fire.

Howard K5JCP

On 01/21/2020 07:27 AM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> I am currently (re)reading the Time Life series “Epic of Flight”.   One of
> the books mentioned field soldering for repair of the electrical systems
> some of the early planes had. Since electricity was not available the
> soldering iron was heated in a manner similar to what Mac mentions.     I
> will try to find the reference,  but it may be several books ago.
>
> Excellent book series by the way…..   I’ve been trying to keep track of all
> references to radios in the early years of aviation…..
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 6:13 AM Bry Carling <af4k at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> GM - please explain that soldering method, Mac ?!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> 73 - Brian "Bry" Carling, AF4K
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> *From:* arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
>> behalf of D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 11, 2019 17:38
>> *To:* arc5 at mailman.qth.net <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; Robert Eleazer <
>> releazer at earthlink.net>; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net <
>> boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Subject:* [ARC5] Walter Ashe Novice Staton
>>
>> Reviewed in September and October 1953 Radio and Television News with
>> complete descriptions plus schematics and parts lists for all three units.
>>
>> The statement of 5 x 7 x3 for receiver and transmitter chassis and 5 x 7 x
>> 2 for power supply chassis was correct.
>>
>> I built all three with a non-electric soldering copper heated up in
>> kitchen gas stove one connection at a time.
>>
>> If there is someone who can post the two articles on an accessible URL, I
>> will send both articles to him/her.
>>
>> 73 de Mac, K2GKK/5​
>> Since 30 Nov 1953​
>> Oklahoma City, OK​
>> USAF, Retired ('61-'81)​
>> FAA, Retired ('94-'10)
>>
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